Demo Day Rainout Featured New Beer Cart App, Slick Swing Shirt, the Pill

A deluge spoiled Demo Day at the Orlando PGA Merchandise Show.  Small tents blew into the air and did somersaults over attendees.  So far as we know, there were no serious injuries. However, neither wind nor rain dampened spirits of those who attended prior to the front that assaulted Orange County National.    Here are some relatively new notables:  Fans of the beverage cart... 

Mickelson Likes His New Driver, Playing West Coast and Staying off Social Media

If you want to watch Phil Mickelson this week, it’s time to stay up late or get up early.  He and Rory McIlroy are both at the Abu Dhabi HSBC with television times starting at 4 a.m. ET on Golf Channel.   Mickelson seemed more than ready to test out his new driver, the club he hopes will allow him to win the U.S. Open.  The Alpha Driver, a part of the Big Bertha line, won’t... 

Zach Johnson Overcomes Dustin Johnson Plus Three Major Champs on Maui

With defending champ Dustin Johnson, Masters champ Adam Scott, PGA Champ Jason Dufner and former U.S. Open champ Webb Simpson—all long hitters—in a field of winners, the first name to pop into your mind as the potential winner of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions was probably not Zach Johnson.  But defying odds and battling against them is what guys like Zach Johnson are all about.... 

Why Tiger Woods Has a Great Shot at 3 Majors in 2014

It’s been a while since Tiger Woods won a major championship—five years and counting. Woods probably knows it down to the day. Certainly, no one is looking forward to breaking that non-major streak more than him. In 2014, he has a great shot at capturing at least one major, if not more, and here’s why: There are horses for courses. We all know that saying, and nobody proves it more... 

Tiger Woods Recaps 2013, Explains Why Majors Are Hard to Win, Likes 2014 Majors

The excuse is the Northwestern Mutual World Challenge, but who cares, so long as it provides an opportunity to gain insight into what Tiger Woods is thinking about his recent season, next year and why it is hard to win big events. The last 12 months, according to Woods, were good. “Won five times this year,” he recapped. “No one did that this year, so I’m very pleased at the... 

Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and the 10 Biggest Golf Surprises of 2013

Every year in golf brings a plethora of surprise winners and losers, and 2013 was no exception. Let’s take a look.  10. Graeme McDowell, PGA Tour First-Time Winner Despite all his excellent play, his victory at the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, his heroic shots at the Ryder Cup in Wales and his new restaurant in Orlando, McDowell had yet to win a regular PGA Tour event.  Last April, he... 

Henrik Stenson Must Finish Ahead of McDowell, Rose and Poulter for Golf First

Henrik Stenson is chasing history of a sort.  Modern history, the kind designed by money.  He’s trying to become the first person to win the FedEx Cup and the Race to Dubai.   “To be able to, to have a chance to do it together with winning the FedEx Cup is probably something I’m not going to have a chance to do again, and it’s going to be hard for some of... 

PGA Championship and Players Championship Will Have $10 Million Purses in 2014

The PGA Championship and the Players Championship, with the strongest fields all season, will both have $10 million purses in 2014 according to PGA of America president Ted Bishop and PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem. “This is a major purse increase for the PGA Championship,” Bishop said about the $2 million bump over 2013.  “And you know, I think with today’s announcement,... 

Why TV Call-in Rules Viewers and Booth-Bound Commentators May Not Be Right

The whole armchair rules officiating thing has hit a new high or low this year, and it’s time for those at home to understand a few things about television versus reality.  I speak with some experience because I produced a golf television program, including instructional segments with guys you’ve heard of, like Fred Couples, Gil Morgan, Tom Purtzer and others, for 10 years.  I... 

Phil Mickelson: The Least Number of Golf Tournaments He Could Play in 2014

Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods and others say they’ve been coveting Steve Stricker’s 2013 schedule. In 2013, Steve Stricker played the reduced minimum of 13 events, two lower than typically required, which was allowed by the PGA Tour due to the shortened season.  This year, the required number is back up to 15 events, so Stricker and others looking to play less still have to play the... 

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